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When Lydia Ko was 14 years old, she became the youngest winner of a professional golf tournament at the 2012 Bing Lee/Samsung Women’s New South Wales Open. Maybe some might have dismissed that victory as an historic achievement on a small tour. Later in 2012 Ko, having turned 15, would become the youngest winner of … Continue reading →

Lydia Ko has been here before. In January 2012, as a 14 year old, she became the youngest winner of a professional event at the Women’s New South Wales Open. Since then, that record of being the youngest professional winner has been eclipsed. So what would Lydia do to top what she did on the … Continue reading →

The winners just keep getting younger in women’s golf. 16-year old amateur Hyo-Joo Kim of South Korea became the youngest winner ever on the JLPGA by capturing the title at the 2012 Suntory Ladies Open. Not only did Kim triumph at Rokko Kosugai Golf Club in Hyogo prefecture, Japan but she did so in dominant … Continue reading →

It was a pretty good week if you love women’s golf. Solheim Cup 2011 was thrilling and Lexi Thompson was making the rounds on mainstream media talking about her historic victory. The LPGA is rarely in the news like it was this week, especially for positive coverage. I can only hope some people might tune … Continue reading →

I wanted to wait a day before I spoke about my feelings seeing Lexi Thompson become the youngest winner in LPGA Tour history. At 16 years, 7 months and eight days of age, her win at the 2011 Navistar LPGA Classic had me full of overflowing with superlatives at her record accomplishment. I thought a … Continue reading →

Get use to the following phrase: “Lexi Thompson holds the lead after round…” If the 16-year old phenom can hold on in Prattville, Alabama on Sunday she might just make us get use to seeing her holding trophies. History is waiting, should Lexi emerge victorious. She would be the youngest ever LPGA winner, eclipsing Marlene … Continue reading →

Although she finished a disappointing second when victory was in sight at the start of the final day at the 2011 Kraft Nabisco Championship, Yani Tseng’s prizemony earned at the event pushed her over the $5,000,000 mark in career earnings at a younger age than any women’s golfer. Of course, the 22-year old Tseng would … Continue reading →